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LITERATURE TH THE AMERICAN IN PARIS.-2 VoLs. (]Zuni, London, 1838. There is a constant attempt at smartness end epigram- Natic point in these volumes., which is as constantly unsuc cessful. The author has not the slightest idea of the lighter graces of style ; and when he affects to be unusually lively and felicitous in his manner, acquits himself with ttbout as much ease and skill as an elephant would display, Were he ever to take it into his head that nature had 'qualified him to dance a gallopade. We cannot say that it he " American in Paris" has either entertained or in 4tructed us. It is a flimsy, superficial work, in which nothin g is said that has not been said a thousand times already, A week's re s id ence i n t h e F renc h cap i ta l , would be quite enough to furnish a man It ith all the knowledge, and even more, that is comprised within the boards of t hese two volumes. The chapter, in particular, on the P°Pular modern Parisian authors, is meagre in the extreme, for all that we are told of two of the most eminent among Ither n—Thiers and Mignet—is that they have both written Histories of the French RPvolution! LIFE OF JENNER. —2 Vols. Colburn, London, 1838. The author of this biography, Dr. Baron, who for fifteen years was in habits of close intimacy and the most Confidential intercourse with the subject of it, sta'es in his Preface that "it has been composed from materials of the Most authentic description, the whole of the notes and 'correspondence of Dr. Jenner having been put into my hands by his executors." There needed no statement of this nature, for the work throughout bears the strongest internal evidence of authenticity, and gives us an excellent insight into the private character and habits of the dis coverer of that inestimable boon to mankind—vaccination, 'who appears to have been as good a man as he was a great "'fie. His letters, which are numerous, are penned in an 'easy, unaffected spirit, are replete with good sense and shrewdness, and show much gentleness, as well as indomi- table energy of character. Few celebrated men have ever borne their honours more meekly than Dr. Jenner ; his fame was blazoned abroad in every quarter of the globe, Yet he. never allowed his judgment to be dazzled by it, b ut was throughout remarkable for his mild and unas "cling manners. His biography does not abound in anec dote: we met with no surprizes or startling adventures, or Piquant sketches of contemporary characters in it : still it cannot be read without delight, as giving a faithful portrait of a man in whom his countrymen can never fail to be deeply interested. Towards the close of the second ' l'olurne, we find some specimens of Dr. Jenner's poetical Powers, in the shape of light, familiar rhymes, some of W hich, such as " Extracts from Berkeley Fair," seem to h ave been penned in imitation of Anstey, while others re :lliad us of Swift in his good-natured mood, None of them, However, rise much above common-place, --,-- MEDICAL PORTP‘AIT GALLERY. Fisher, London, 1838. Mr. Pettigrew, who is . nitr.self a medical man of some eminence, is the editor (,) - f this work, which contains bio- Rraphieal memoirs of, gra ns tae most celebrated phy s i c i ans, sur ' Bt c- , who hAvr, contributed t o th e a d vancement of medical science., These M emo i rs are not confined to the any members thof +24p, prof ess i on in England only, but embrace m of Ae most distinguished names on the continent, and amehrs others and Bi r. , Albino s , H aller, Ruysch, Morgagni, 4 1 " :hat. Th e work, we perceive, is published in "ell , t h ) .y numb ers, of which five have already appeared, and era , number i s embellished aith not less th an t h ree en "ngs• Of those we have yet seen, we prefer the por tr.tit of Sir i'dainti Astley C ooper, which is taken from an original ng by Lawrence ; is admirable as a likeness—though it Must be borne in mind that it is many years since it was Painted ---and as a work of art, is equally deserving of t Prais e• The Memoir is penned with great care, in a tem ffer'te and candid spirit, and bears every indication of per- that authenticity. But the biography most to our liking is cline l afthe well-known physician and humourist, Dr. Rat -44_ , are whose oddities a variety of characteristic anec -4 4re related with much unction. 0:1 Friday last a duel was fought at Tullamore, ~.e. ---r' Lenten Lilts Turpin ar,tl Bailey, both half-pay officers in he r 'lre - i n tY's Royal Navy. Lieutenant Turpin received his antagon i st 's or it was ithounnte side, and fell, it is believed, mortally wounded, ag f onist in. 0Y rendered himself to a Magistrate, and is now in confinement. litt le is , • 11 t:: /' THE W ORLD.—The clergyman of the d,3,Balmand of St. -Kilda did not hear of King William's deathfotirllhaeafletwh 41 'cl loo g V f n d has tunsequently been praying for a whole Year So tin. 4 eque nt !' e t .O his Majesty, while he was lying in his grave. that my 4 the communication between St. Kilda and . t a h t e .oo mainland did not ‘"ehal)aper put into the post on the day of .. pu r b d l o ic te. l 0 1) ~i . , v• gentleman till two years and a half . atte 'et'iriii, luesday last, as the Cambridge coach was *llli. ov l I'4° to wn, it was violently driven against by a brewer's dray rtoio„, i. •. Several of the passengers were seriously hurt. mf w „ er e are score s of ersons who would never dream ,ierietotir..,,inaitotge:,nsto a tailor's shop p •ind asking for the gift of a waistcoat, or and begging to be ' favoured free gratis with a hat, yet c an gratuitiousropiiet, . i , 11l calling upon the publisher of a newspaper f or t or an!, other naonu°neernent of a course of lectures, or a patent fly -4° have ao ini-", 'lithe bringing of which before the public they happen rap ere 4t, , .IrlleSda --N antucket Inquirer. ' aYn e, at the Y ve ning au inquest was held before Mr. vv. caroti n ,. „,sk ilmers' Arms, Skinner.street, Bishopsgate, on the 'hful c • - ve'llster, a child, who met her death under the lowing fo 'she was ilnrcil!'l,tances :—Jane Hassel, a girl 15 years old, deposed . that 'sat e sh , toe service of Mrs. \VLbster, of 68, Sun.street, Bishops. th e 4 , e ''•aci been in her situation about a week last Saturday. On e taken e2"...g of that day, about nine o'clock . , the decea.sieiddapupeeaercbdytober Ni,t re v o et .l' ill, ~. and cried very much. Witness „ ro lls ~, ,0 go to the cupboard and fetc h . the w drrk " stu c tf" p which she ~,l is ' mid in one oft he bottles. On going to the cupboard she found the 'Phi als, one c on t a i n i ng hartshorn, two , containing castor oil, and trii, roUr th containing th e " d ar k stuff, , hof le ets ; the bottl e w hi ch she brought contained about broug ht to he r a t easpoonful 't laid liquid, and which her m i stress poured out, and adminis. 1 4 . to the baby, who swallowed it. The deceased was then m ast the bed, and continued crying for a short time. Her Child Came in about half an hour afterwards , and hearing the e,t asked what was the matter with it ; the mother replied, *lli - `la, been taken ill, and I gave her a little of the `black s t u ff,' ~. l 'aV e I thought would do her good." "Then," said the father, you to ot),: ive l' her the laudanum which I bought the other night for my no g : he ' stt have killed her." lie immediately ran for Mr. .Her_nd ClieZrhge°U. but in the mean time the child fell into convulsions, fntaioi,-" lour o'clock on :Sunday ; there was no label on.the.bott.le Nour fr o dark " dark stuff," and which she only knew by differing in "ilea r u the others i tier mistress was very fond of the baby, and hat b Uc h i when tlie medical man came, and said that laudanum „ l‘t r -ve4 given the child, she exclaimed, " Oh, my God! have I ? _.._. h'ettic,eh.,bster, the father of the deceased, said that he was himself a bmr4i,thaik.,f iidnr,;u‘t nut of Practice • he was in the habit of prescribing and he was quite satisfied that the laudanum had been ."---11,, by r:is wile for the medicine which he had prepared for them. 't he fe e i i J ur yt.ztt the suggestion of the Coroner, not wishing to wound ittirned o gt. of the mother by calling upon her to be examined, re. ,iiihi,te.a verdict " red by Th at death was occasioned by laudanum being ad- A mis take." I sz . i , le,,e‘,_ t-ALcouor..—The following five, out of nine It .1,.. for teetotalism, appear in tbe Cornwall Royal Gazetlel. If Ile% t 7 .. a r . !ng of silks, and broadcloih, and the using luxuries exposed per. :kiithdiu.,_th.e danger of ill health, even to death, and of great depravity . of .wo,.:1.11c1. one . In every fifty who used them fell under these calamities, vi,:ittlts'inlugbprwebi.saebityorechearieigt.b‘(t)lmteelfashion, leaving those articlesl, andosdubbe attic? benefited by tee.totalisin,ya's"l7.—wo2UldTeraredaetoina general f w or cn useful I N'41 17t; "0 the ~ amount of millions of pounds stetling per annum, the con. 4 r i t " s ' . Of Which articles would enable the public to contribute very a s At l i to national wealth, particularly in the items o f; health and time it ,u r ea , O f shorten the lives of the public generally , the use of them ps,,,,‘lng the rate of insurane:. They are not very nutritious. Not a n t . t m (4. barley extract is contained in a gallon of ale, so 2s. are charged ori psetnueil nutriment in beer as you can buy in the corn -market for It ' Pei i n i n e 7' - -4. The adulteration of tea is not hair s° frequent nor half 4ti lci e , Itit 's to health, as the adulteration of malt liquors, The list of ili,toi ,PUblished by Parliamentary Committees, as used by brewers for Oe fici e „ Ntr ixises, is realy frightful ----5. If any land were cultivated by a sl;l4.':t delnand for barley, not half so many would be thrown out of !ripp,!_rnen.t that way, as are non by drinking ma't liquors. How many 444,7% widows and orphans are now on the poors' rate through strong 5, 4°lll Tuesday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, xa,,,,'`i3' t,atned Hartw' ell, residing in Crawford sircet, Marylchotie, 4 eat, cs t ,' i ng the New. road , on her way home, she was knocked down by e 11.) ( ,' "e Wheel of which ' passing over her left arm, broke it above the 1t1,4 the Wan also consi.der• bly bruised on the heed. The cabman, the W h i' lp ea a r n e , ( !, (l ".llls, and lead with hint two .fellows, one . of whom held tosk. o Kept lashing the animal with all his Might, effected his THE MIRROR—VoL. Xitnbird, London, 1838. The present volume of this amusing Miscellany, by far the best of the cheap publications, contains a portrait of Sergeant Ttlfourd, accompanied by a Memoir. We cannot say tnue.'n for the plate as a likenels, but as a work of art it i %l l7 .ssably enough executed. _E ROSE FANCIER'S MANUAL. Colburn, London, 1638. An elegant and useful little volume, from the pen of Mrs. Fiore, the Novelist. Those among our readers who are Partial to flowers —and wbo is not ?—will peruse it with considerable interest. POEMS AND SONGS. -Robertlnn, Glasgow, 1833. These poems. ; which are chiefly of a humourOus and satirical chaste.er, and sonic having reference to politics, are the prod':iction of Mr. Rodgers, who shows throughout them that .he .. has a:lively and sp.irkling fancy. i HER, MAJES 'E DINNER. Her Majesty gave a state dinner las evening to the Royal Family, the Foreign Princes, the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, and a party of the Nobility. The company arrived at seven o'clock, and were ushered into the green drawing-room. The Royal Family were received in the Grand Hall, and conducted by the Hon. Colonel Caven dish, Clerk Marshal ; and Colonel Buckley, the Equerry in Waiting, to the Throne-room. At half-past seven dinner was served to the Picture Gallery. The table extended the whole length of the gallery, and was brilliantly illuminated, and or namented with splendid candelabra, vases, a: 1d candlesticks of silver gilt, with circular baskets of silver gilt, filled with arti ficial flowers interspersed. In the middle, opposite to her Majesty, was the magnificent " Prince of Wales's candala_ brum ;;' and at each extremity of the table were some fine Egyptian candelabra. The gallery was also illuminated with several chandeliers. At the south-end of the gallery was a large sideboard of gold plate, occupying the whole of the space between the Corinthian columns which separate the gallery frem the alcove. It was covered with rich crimson cloth, finished at the top with a cornice of white and gold. Some of the finest shields, salvers, vases, tankards, and cups in the Royal collection, were here tastefully displayed amongst a variety of gold branches and candelabra. In the middle compartment were Flaxman's " Shield of Achilles," and the urn captured on board the Admiral's vessel commanding the Spanish Armada ; a beauti ful cup, the body of which is ivory exquisitely sculptured with I a subject from ancient history; the cover is of gold, sur mounted by figures in gold of young Bacchus squeezing the grape into a cup held by a nymph. The handle on the one side is a satyr, and on the other a beautiful Bacchante, wrought in the same precious metal, as are also the supporters ; and a magnificent candelabrum in two divisions, the lower supported by sea horses, and the upper by dolphins, surmounted by a statue of Neptune. Among the pieces was a small basso re lievo, recently added to the royal collection, elegantly mounted, the subject " Rebecca at the well." In front of the co lumns which formed the entrance to the alcove were placed the two recumbent female figures in marble by Canova. In an adjoining room the band of the Coldstream regiment of Foot Guards was in attendance, an'l performed during dinner several favourite pieces. All the company appeared in full Court-dress; the members of the orders of knighthood wore their respective ensigns. The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the grand hall. There were present—Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridg e ; th e i r S erene Hi ghnesses the Prince ss Hohenlohe, the Hereditary Prince of Nassau, Prince Maurice of Nassau, Prince Furstenberg, Prince Es terhazy, the Austrian Ambassador ; Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Ambassador, the French Ambassador, and Countess Sebastiani ; the Neapolitan Ambassador, and Countess Ludolf; Prince de Ligee, the Belgian Ambassa dor ; the Russian Ambassador Extraordinary, and Countess Stroganoff ; the Austrian Ambassador Extraordinary, and Princess Schwarzenberg ; the Netherlands Ambassador, and Baroness de Caeellen ; the M,u gels de Mirallores, Spanish Ambassador Extraordinary ; the Prince de Putbus, Prussian Ambassador Extraordinary ; General Count Al ten, Hanover Ambassador Extraordinary ; the Sardinian Ambassador, and the Marchionness de Brignole ; Count de Lowenhielm, Swedish Ambassador Extraordinary ; the Portuguese Ambassador Extraordinary, and the Duchess de Palmella ; Marshal Soult, French Ambassador Ex traordinary ; Baron Bulow, the Prussian Minister ; Count Alandeliloh, the Wurtemhurgh Minister ; M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian Minister ; the Danish Mi nister, and Baroness Biome; the Bavarian Minister, and Baroness de Cetto ; M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister ; the United States Minister and Mrs. Stevenson; Chevalier de Aguilar, the Spanish Minister; Count Pollen, the Sardi nian Minister ; the Grecian Minister, and Princess Soutzo, Baron Munchausern the Hanoverian Minister ; Baron Gers dorff; the Saxon Minister; Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, Prince Wennisch Gratz, John Van Buren, son of the President of the United States ; the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cotten.- ham; Dukes of Norfolk, ] Cleveland, Wellington, Sutherland, Argyll, and Devonshire ; Duchess of Sutherland, Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, Marquis of Conyngham, Marquis of Headfort ; Earls of Minto, Grey and Albemarle; Countess Charlemont, Viscount and Viscountess Howick, Viscount Mel bourne, Viscount Palmerston, Lord and Lady John Russell; Lords Hill, Glenelg, Holland, and Plunket, Lady Flora Hastings, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Theo dosia Spring Rice, Sir John Hobhouse, Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir Hussey Vivian, the Right Hon. C. Poulett Thomson, Count and Countess Z ava d ows k y , C ount Alexis Stroganoff, ' Marquis of Dalmatia, Marquis de Mornay, Hon. Miss Cocks, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Lady Caroline Barrington, Baroness Lehzen, Hon. C. A. Murray, Hon. Colonel Cavendish, HOn. Wm. Cowper, and Colonel Buckley. The Duchess of Cambridge visited her Majesty yesterday. The Duke of Devonshire and Viscount Melbourne bad au diences yesterday of the Queen. The Duke of Somerset, Mr. Strutt, M.P., Mr. Greenough, and Mr. W. Tooke, a deputation from University College, London, had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday pt the Home-office, on the subject of dissensions in the new University of London. The Bishop of Chichester and the Duke of Roxburgh had nterviews with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing- The Right Hon. H. Labouchere, Sir John Rose, Messrs, Blair, Crane, Smith, Fairbanks, Bourne, Codner, Turnbull O'Hara, Rickford, Bond, linden, Cooper, and Captain Hunn had interviews yesterday with Lord Glenelg at the Colonial office. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Augusta, and Prince Ge o r ge o f C am b r id ge , h onoured Lady Shely with their company, at her last morning concert for the season, on Saturday. Majesty honoured Mr. George Hayter by sitting to the imperial robes worn by her Majesty at the curona on, yesterday morning. Her him, in The Duke of Richmond is expected to arrive this afternoon in Portland-place, from Goodwood Park, to attend her Majesty's ball ; and to-morrow, accompanied by the Duchess and the Ladies Lennox, his Grace returns to Goodwood, to receive a brilliant party of fashionables during the races, which commence on Tuesday next. The mansions is furnished in the gorgeous and ornate style that prevailed in this country during the reign of Queen Anne. It was the Prince of Holstein Glucksbourg who took his departure for Hamburgh by the John Bull steam.packet, and not Prince George of Cambridge, whose destination is not the Conti. ncnt, but Gibraltar, whither it is expected his Royal Highness will proceed next month. The Marquis D'Eyragues, First Secretary to Marshal Soult's Embassy, has left town, with despatches. The Marquis embarked on board the Phcenix steam-packet for Havre. The son of the Marshal, Marquis Dalmatia, will receive, it is expected, a high diplo matic appointment on his arrival in Paris ; and there is a rumour of the illustrious Marshal resuming his former post of War Minister, vice General Bernard. The Crown Prince of Bavaria, who was introduced at Court on Monday last by Lord Palmerston, had, previous to his audi. ence of her Majesty, been sojourning at one of the principal hotels at the West-end for several weeks incog., and had dined frequently with Baron Von Cetto, in Hill-street, and had, we believe, in some instances, been mistaken for the reigning Grand Duke of Baden. His Highness is Prince Maximilian Joseph, and he is the eldest son of the King and Queen of Bavaria, and brother to King Otho of Greece. His Highness is in his 27th year. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset gave an elegant dinner on Tuesday evening in Park.lane, to the French Ambassador Extraordinary, Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia; Viscount Palmerston, the Master-General of the Ordnance, and Lady Hussey Vivian; Lord and Lady Falkland, Lord Dudley Stuart, the Marquis de Mornay, the Marquis Dalmatia, and the Ladies St. Maur. It vas their Grams' last grand banquet for the season. Mr. Robert Ferguson, of Itaith, has paired ofr with Sir Geo. Sinclair, Bart., for the remainder of the Session. Lord and Lady De Grey have been giving a suc cession of dinner parties at their pleasant villa at Putney.heath. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Lord and Lady Cowper dined with the Noble Lord on Saturday.- Sir Frederick Henry Bathurst„ Barr., gave a grand dinner to a party of twenty on Tuesday evening, at his mansion in Hyde -park Place. The Duke of Beaufort returned to town late last evening from Cheltenham, where his Grace has been s , _tend'ing the races, The whole of the Noble Duke's establishment has removed from Park.place to the new family mansion in Arlington -street. STATE OF TRADE.—There is still a fair demand for some descriptions of yarn, principally for the Russian market, but at rather lower prices than heretofore. For goods of all kinds there is but little inquiry; the wonted dulness of the season being no doubt in creased by the state of the cotton market, which continues depressed Ind unsteady.—Manchester Guardian. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Foreign Department for Lord Ponsonby, the British Ambassador at Constantinople, for the British Charge d'Affaires resident at the Court of Persia; and also for the British Charge d'Affaires at St. Petersburg. Despatches were forwarded yesterday from the Indian Board, for Lord Auckland, the Governor.Genera4 of India, and for the officers commanding the Presidencies of Madras and Bombay. In Maidstone and the surrounding districts the bines have made astonishing progress during the last week, and in the best grounds scarcely any vermin are to be seen. The weak grounds have also improved, although to a less extent. Mr. Corrall's ground, " the flower of Kent," is nearly in as flourishing a condition as in 1826, the most productive season known. The bines are " ,haking 'mule' across the alleys, and the whole piece presents a picture that a lover of hop scenery would travel fifty miles to see. In Ticehurst, Burwash, Etch. ingham, Mayfield, and Wadhurst, the bops have much improved within the past week, and there is a decrease of vermin, but in some grounds there is something of an unkindly appearance in the throwing out of the branches. At Goudhurst, Staplehurst, Headcorn, and Benenden, the bines are much clearer of vermin THE PRECIOUS METALS.—The exportation of gold and silver coin from the Port of London to foreign ports during the past week, ending the 25th instant, is as under :—Gold coin to Canada, 2,500 oz. ; ditto to Mauritius, 1,500 oz.; ditto to New York, 26,870 oz. ; ditto to Boston, 50 oz. ; silver coin to Mauritius, 3,295 oz Mr. Laingtrce, of Bury Farm, Gosport, commenced harvest on Thursday last, by cutting a field of fine oats. _ _ A few days since we announced an incendiary fire as having taken place, at Chickerel, Dorset ; we have now to state, that the owner is in custody, charged with having set fire to the property (hay-ricks) himself. FREEDOM.—None can lore freedom heartily but good men ; the rest love not freedom, but license, which never hath more scope or more indulgence than under tyrants. Hence it is that tyrants are not oft offended by, or stand much in doubt of, bad men, as being naturally servile; but in whom virtue and true worth most is eminent, them they fear in earnest, as by right their masters; against them lies all their hatred and suspicion.—Miltur.. An inquest was held yesterday at East Bedfont, near Hounslow, on the body of a woman named Ann Pavel', the wife of a labouring man of that village, who, from jealousy., committed Suicide by severing the principal vessels of the right arm. Verdict—" Tempo rary derangement." stree t ritE SUN, LONDON, TI RSDAY, JULY 26, 1838. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU- RANCE SOCIETY. AD VAN7'A GES OF ASSURANCE TO THE LABOURING CLASSES. (From the Edinburgh Evening Post.) Amongst the nomerous benefits conferred upon society by the union of individuals for benevolent purposes, combined with commercial advantages, none are more obvious or more practically f e lt th an th e b ene fit s d er i ve d f rom t h e i nst i tution of ' lnsurance Companies. Every day affords palpable proof of their util:ty. It cannot be denied, however, that the opera tion of the principle upon which these Corporations is founded has hitherto been confined to the more wealthy classes, who have, comp iratively speaking, but little reason to resort to them ; though even in regard to them, it is impossible to over -estimate the utility of these establishments, which, in a great measure form so many securities against tile proverbial caprice of fortune. The principle admits, how ever, of a much wider application ; and it has, there fore, been long matter of regret that it was not ex tended to those classes who really stand in need of the protection and assistance derivable from insurance so cieties. We speak of that portion of the community whose means are most limited, and subiect to the greatest fluc tuations—the labouring and productive classes, including every description of as tizans and workmen dependi ng up on wages received at sh or t i n t erva l s , w i t h the constant temp_ tation of living " from hand to mouth.' These classes, who have most cause to be careful, are unfortunately the least provident ; aed they consequently suffer most from sick ness, or want of employment, while, in almost every case, death throws their families into utter poverty and helpless ness. Any scheme which will tend to alleviate, if not wholly prevent, these evils, descries the most cordial support, not only of the persons more peculiarly interested, but of the public at large. It gives us great pleasure, therefore,toupcoanil attention to the p ros p ectus o f a new A ssoc i at i on, designated the Natio na l L oan F un d , Lif e Assurance, and Reversionary Interest Soci e ty, w hi c h h as recent l y b een i nstituted for the purposes t o w hi c h we h ave adverted. The principles which this Association is founded are in every respect most satisfactory, and offer the greatest possible advantages, com bined with perfect security, to the insured. It enables the la bourer, and every other individual who has no fixed income, by the weekly payment of a trifling portion of his earnings, to make provision, not only for himself while living, but for his family, in the event of his death. It combines the ad vantages of a Savings' Bank and a Benefit Society with the principle of a life insurance ; fur the premiums paid by the assured may fulfil two or more objects the payment of the contract on the policy—a loan fund, out of which the assured may borrow two-thirds of his payments; and, should he be unable to continue his payments, an equitable disposition of his interests in his policy, as he may choose, will be allowed to him. In every point of view, then, the interests and the means of the assured are regarded, and he is pro tected from even the loss arising from his own negligence. By the scheme of the Society, we find that, if a person, when twenty years of age, begins to pay ls. weekly, or 21. 12s. an nually, and continues this payment till he arrives at sixty five years of age, he will be entitled either to an annuity of 471. Ms. 6d.. or a sum in cash of 3941. II s. ; or, on the other hand, if he prefers it, a policy, payable at his death, of 4661., without any additional payments. At the same time, as we have said, he may, when overtaken by sickness, or thrown out of employment, borrow two-thirds of his pay ments, and should he die before reaching the stipulated age, his family or representatives will receive two-thirds of his payments. The other parts of the scheme are arranged upon a scale of similar proportions—the calculations as to the amount of premium for different ages being based upon the most liberal views. Having thus briefly stated the plan and objects of this institution, we cannot help strongly re commending it to the serious consideration of those for whose benefit it is calculated. Improvidence is the parent of many vices ; and the habit of economising his means and providing for the casualties of life is one of the most certain indications of a good and virtuous mind. We, therefore, would strongly impress upon masters and employers, and those having influence among the operative part of the community, the propriety of placing before them the advantages, both moral and physical, to be de rised from such an institution as the one which we have de scribed. From its practical bearing upon the comforts and welfare of a large portion of society, it is calculated to be come one of the best and most efficient auxiliaries which any system of religious and moral instruction could possess; and we, therefore, on public grounds, express our cordial wishes for the success of this establishment. OINTMENTS MADE BY LORD DURHAM. On Tuesday night there was laid on the table of the House of Lords the following return of the appointments made by the Earl of Durham since his arrival in Canada, and the names of the persons holding those appointments May 9, 1838. His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to make the following appointments:— To be Secretaries to the Gneral Government —Charles Buller, Esq., Member of the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland, and Thomas Edward Mitchell Turton, Esq., Barrister-at-law. To be Military Secretary and Principal Aide-de-Camp— Colonel George Couper, K. H. To be Attaches to the High Commission—Gervase Parker Bushe, Esq., Arthur Buller, Esq., and the Hon. Edward Pleydell Bouverie. To be Aides-de-Camp to the Governor-General—Lieut. the Hon. Frederick Villiers, Coldstream Guards; Captain Stephen Conroy, Coldstream Guards; Ensign W. H. Fre derick Cavendish, her Majesty's 52d Regiment of Light In. fantry; Cornet the Hon. C. A. Dillon, her Majesty's 7th Dragoon Guards. To be Extra Aide- Camp—Captaiu Ponsonby, Royal Fu sileers. To be Private Secretary to the Governor.. General—Edward Ellice, jun., Esq., member of the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland. received information that Sir Richard Nagle, now Member for the county of Westmeath, had attended a tumultuous Mieetincr ' for the total abolition of tithe and Church cess, sit which he expressed himself in language extremely in consistent With the duty of a peaceable subject, and the truth of the charge being proved on inquiry, Lord An glesey, the then Lord-Lietiterrant for Ireland, removed Sir Richard Nagle from the /ill g Deputy-Lieute nants, and from the Commission of the Pew. So far all was meet and fair, and justice was done to Ireland. But a new state of circumstances arose in the be ginning of 183.5, when the people of England, who had now detected the Whigs, reduced them to a minority in the new Parliament, and let them down to the base ne cessity of courting assistance in every quarter, however discreditable to their own principles or professions. They were now to depend for their official existence upon the very agitators whom they had before been denouncing and punishing. Among these was Sir Richard Nagle. He had been elected for the county of Westmeath, and was become one of that select body of about thirty Irishmen who wielded the destinies of the Government. Under the process of the law he had been compelled to pay that tithe which he had so seditiously and contumaciously exhorted his countrymen to resist ; but he had aban doned 'no part of his doctrine, recanted no pare of his harangue : there he was, the same in all respects as at the moment of his expulsion from the Lieutenancy and magistracy with this only exception, that he had be come necessary to the Ministers. In this state of things Lord Mulgrave, in 1836, desires the Lord Chancellor, who is nothing loth, to restore Sir Robert Nagle to the commis sion of the peace, and sends to Lord Westmeath, the Lord- Lieutenant of the county to request that Sir Richard may be re-instated as a deputy-lieutenant. In the letter which Mr. Drummond, the Irish Secretary, addressed to Lord Westmeath, not a syllable is said by way of pretext or apo logy for the re-instatement ; in the letter to the Lord Chan cellor there are added just these words—" His Excellency is of opinion that under existing circumstances, it is desir able that this gentleman should be re-instated in his former position." Lord Westmeath, naturally and properly, re monstrates against so impolitic and injurious a relaxation of justice ; but the Lord Lieutenant, by his secretary, reiterates the mandate, observing that he hi mse lf i s th e party re sponsible for it ; an d Lord Westmeath has no longer any choice but to obey. In the opinion, therefore, of the Whig Ministers, what is desirable is expedient, and what is expedient is just. In their opinion it is a sufficient reason for rescinding a solemn sentence and breaking down an important example that the remission is recom mended by existing circumstances—that is, the ex isting circumstances of their own official tenure. IVhether it be the imprisoned felon, or the dis missed lieutenant, or the disgraced magistrate, whose plenary indulgence is to help them to a vote, in every case alike the peace of the country is disregarded, and example and justice are made an abject sacrifice to the dishonest necessities of political support. If an honourable man, at a moment like the present, has a wish for the station of a minister, it is mainly that he may enforce the suspended law and Constitution of the land, and by restoring justice to his countrymen in Ireland, restore with it the blessings of tranquillity. The present Ministers, so far from dealing with office as a means of se curing justice, are content to deal with justiee as a means of securing office ? Was this impartiality ? inquired the Duke of Wellington on Tuesday night in the House of Lords. " Was this the way in which the Government of any country could be carried on, in which property and life were to be protected ? Was there to be no object in the administration of justice but to maintain and promote the political power of one party over another ?" Well migh the Duke ask these questions, and ill could Lord Mel. bourne have answered them.—Times. Sir Edward Codrington brought forward, last night, the subject of certain navy abuses, with the view of securing the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the means of their removal ! Captain Pechell supported the motion ; and both of these gallant Officers furnished to the House the particulars of many cases which called loudly for inquiry and redress! The feeling expressed on both sides, however, was that the House of Commons ought not to be converted into a Court of Appeal, for deciding on the grievances of Officers dissatisfied with the decisions of the War-office, or of the Admiralty ! In the course of the discussion, Mr. Hume took occasion to advert to the gross favouritism which prevails in *both services ; and in proof of his position, alluded to the recent promotion of the son of Sir Thomas Troubridge, one of the Whig Lords of the Admiralty. The remark was unfavourably received by the House ; and Sir James Graham rose to reply to it. The Right Hon. Baronet defended the promotion of Mr. Troubridge, on the ground of his grandfather's merits ; and having done so, proceeded to lay down the doctrine, " that all high public officers ought to promote their rela tions, and that if they failed to do so, they are guilty of a dereliction of duty." Mr. Warburton, in reply, observed, that Mr. Pitt had been often praised, on the ground that he had disdained, whilst filling the highest offices of the State, to enrich himself, or to thrust his connections into profitable situations, choosing rather to look abroad for the men best qualified to serve the country ;—but if the Right Hon. Baronet's argument were sound, Mr. Pitt had been guilty of censurable conduct. Tried by the standard sug gested by Sir James Graham, it is very clear that Earl Grey might be made to appear a much more lofty-minded Statesman than Mr. Pitt :—nay, the more corrupt any public officer may be, according to ordinary notions, the more inclined will he be found, to adopt Sir James Graham's opinions, as a rule of action.—Morning Herald. It has been calculated that if the toll on Waterloo bridge were raised ft 3 proportion to " the original cost of the construction, aid the maintenance thereof" (the words of Sir James Graham's motion on the charge for evil foot-passenger would be Is., and for each carriage, with two horses, 6s. BRENTFORD PETTY SESSIONne--Yesterday a singular-looking young woman, having a considerable quantity of beard and moustache, named Sarah Davis, was finallyexamined before Colonel Clitherow, the Rev. Dr. Walmesley, and Mr. B. J. Armstrong, the sitting Magistrates, on suspicion of having murdered an infant child, of which she had secretly delivered herself. The case was first brought under the notice of the Bench on the sth inst., at the instance of the Twickenham guardians of the Brentford Union, and it appeared from the evidenca of the witnesses, that the prisoner was taken into the Twickenham workhouse on the 13th of December last, soon after which she acknowledged she had been with child from the beginning of the October previousg she was afterwards removed to Isleworth work house, which she soon left. On the 3d instant she was again admitted into Twickenham workhouse, when, in answer to questions by the niaffett, she named a number of places to which she had been in the interim!, st one of which, near Kensington Church, the residence of one of Cloud's Oi/tiiiims conductors, who She alleged was the father of the child, she said she stayed v week, during whiCh time she was confined of a child, but whether it was a bet or a girl she could not say, as the sister of the father took it away directly', trod never would let her see it afterwards. She said she did not doubt it wag born alive, and that she saw the father the day after her confinement. At subsequent exafrfina lions she prevaricated very much, and named several different persons of the father of the child, who on being confronted with her, it was found she had no knowledge of, nor could the place where she stated theoccur rence took place be traced out. Yesterday the Bench said that in the absence of any direct proof against her they should be compelled to dis_ charge her. A strong case of suspicion had, however, been made out against her, on which, if further evidence eould be procured, she would be !table to be again apprehended. She was than discharged. estet_dy 1..... *n4 ormation was received at Bow-street, and the other metropolitan ttblice.offices, of the following mysterious occurrence:—lt appeared that on Thrwstlay, the 14th of June last, Mr. John Hinds, a farmer, residing at Diswortk In the county of Leicester, and late of Long Whatton, left the house of hie brother-in-law at Loughborough, for the purpose, as he stated, of prneeeting to Farns. field ; in NottioghatliSilire, to visit some of his relations ret/Obie there. He had hr his possession at the time 1004 in cash, which he said he should ptit Wei the bank. Since that day, however, he has most unad. countably disappeared, tior can his relatives and friends account for his absence in any other way than tbe dreadful apprehension which they entertain of his having been waylaid, robbed, and murdered. His bro ther, Mr. William Hinds, of Disworth, has used every exertion to dis- Coen' him, alive or dead, but hitherto without obtaining the slightest clue to the fate which has befallen him. It has been ascertained that he did not reach Farnstield, nor did he make any deposit at the bank where he was in the habit of placing his money, so that the 1001. must have been in his possession at the time of his disappearance. He is de scribed as a stout robust man, about 65 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high , itith a bald head and grey whiskers. He wore when he left Loughborotigh on the day above.mentioned a d ar k b rown Coat, beaver teen small-clothes, kerseyhriere gaiters, and a b roa d - b r i mmed hat, with Loughborough," in s id e o f i t. the maker's name " J. Farmer, ATTEMPT AT SUFFOCATION.—On Friday Bain bridge applied at the Hull Police Court for a summons against Tinkler. He said that he lived in a house belonging to Tinkler, in Salthouse-lane, and because he was unwilling to remove, the said Tinkler came and in sisted on selling every thing it contained. Now, his lawyer informed him that Tinkler could not turn him out, notwithstanding which he made a desperate attempt to do so, having come to the house yesterday provided with straw, brimstone, and matches, to which, having first secured the doors and windows, he set fire, for the purpose of burning the family out. Applicant's wife made her escape, and informed the police that Tinkler was suffocating her husband, and they came to his relief. Summons granted.—Hull Observer. A disgraceful riot occured yesterday in Clyde-street. A weaver belonging to Parkhead, of the name of M‘Donald, had gone into the Catholic Chapel, and giving utterance to some contemptuous expressions relative to the service going on, in a tone so loud as to dis turb the congregation. Seeing the indignation of the audience di rected tewards him, he thought proper to decamp, but he was followed by great crowd, assaulted in the street in a most savage manner, and so severely injured that it was found necessary to send him to the Infir mary. The fellow no doubt deserved punishment at the hands of the police; but such conduct as that of his pursuers is not to be borne in a peacefulcommunity, and we understand that efforts are actively made, with the aid of the Catholic clergy, to bring the delinquents to justice. When under the hands of the enraged Catholics M`Donald shouted con tinuously, " John Knox for ever."—Glasgow Chronicle. About a quarter-past three o'clock yesterday after noon a fire broke on the premises of Mr. George Cannon, a bricklayer, on the Bath road, Hounslow, which raged with great fury for a consi derable time. The flames were subdued after destroying a large quan. - _ tity of hay, straw, and building poles, scaffold boards, &c., none of which are, we understand, insured. • THE CA PERCAILZIE.—The Earl of Fife is the for • tunate possessor of a live male and three females of this magnificent bird, and a couple are at present affectionately and assiduously engaged in rearing a hopeful progeny of no less than seven young ones. The brood is looked after with great care by the Noble Earl, who is justly not a little proud of his acquisition. They are domiciled at his Lord. ship's castle, near Banff. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS Ministers may expect that on every supply day, until th#_,' end of the session, same motion or other will he made, pur suant to the example recently set by Lord Ashley, which will interfere with the progress of public business. Colonel Sihthorp has given notice that he means to take possession of Friday next for his long pending resolution condemnatory of Commissions, which he and everybody else knows will be one of the long passages that lead to nothing :" he cannot carry it, and he can furnish no information with which all the world is not fully acquainted. This practice of introducing subjects wholly unconnected with the Order of the Day, merely because the Committee of Supply is moved, is a groTing evil, and we should not be surprised if the necessity of a remedy were to impress itself on the minds of Members in the next session. We shall pre sently see all the Supply-days occupied by Notices of Motions, and no sooner will one be disposed of than the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be stopped in his progress to the Estimates by another and another, until the whole time of the House of Commons is consumed by proposi tions the discussion of which is void of all public utility, and productive of no practical benefit in their result. Supposing, also, that the Government do not intend to enter upon Supplies, but propose that the Order of the Day for that purpose be deferred, they may still be unable to proceed with other business, because the moment the motion is made for postponing the Order of the Day for the Committee of Supply, any Members who have notices on the paper may still avail themselves of the opportunity : it is to them a matter of indifference whether Supply be or be not brought on, so long as they can make their speeches or prefer their charges. Such was the case with Sir E. Codrington last evening, and his motion for a Com mittee to inquire into the situation of officers of the navy, compared with that of officers of the army. We do not mean to blame the Honourable and Gallant Officer for taking this course, inasmuch as it was in some degree a matter of arrangement with Lord John Russell ; but we cannot approve of his motion, recollec ting that the object of it was to establish the existence of an invidious distinction between the two services of the army and navy, to the prejudice of the latter. In the course of his speech, which was only imperfectly heard, he stated, no doubt, several individual instances of hardship. On a former occasion Sir E. Codrington introduced the name of Mr. Bathurst, and complained that he had received no promotion in the navy, although his father, Commodore Bathurst, had fallen at Navarino. The ease was again mentioned last night, because the previous notice had been ineffectu a l ; and Lord Ingestre added his testimony to the claims of the son with so much eartnestness that an implied promise was given that Mr. Bathurst should not long have reaso n to say that his deserts had been overlooked. No body disputed that the son of Sir E. T. Troubridge, the grandson of two admirals, had been most properly thoughadvced i n t h e pro f ess i on ; an d Si r J ames G ra h am went the length of m a intaining that oth er o ffi cers h a d no r i g ht to object to th e p romo ti on o f th e re l a ti ves o f p ersons i n n high stati on i n t h e m ili tary or nava l departments, even they might imagine that their own just demands had been neglected. Mr. Warburton, on the other hand, agsdirected tiov anteedl several csuch) interests attention g r great of their of statesmen, t al the et ier s moHouseenm, because to m l e h s e , l a ne p y p a I hadagu generous n e e s r disre gardedobue ognao t fl ground or a ( : t pan Committeeaan ,myi yt sanction, otrfpohti marines. zeal for the public service. The answer to the motion of Sir E. Codrington was twofold : first, that no sufficient en lic! id f v o a r n i c t ed in in the sup p p ar o t r i t cu o l f ar it fa ; ct a s nd (a n s e f x a t r , e t em i nwagai whole omtunderlaeyi subjecte dn navy, the vby, Crown, rCdtsoot Commission inquireeni answerassridosni into iitnso was stt hht al\nlde accordinglymt h b e e r coul proposald negativedgainsay tai the second appointment o e n n d t Captain Pechell to be insufficient, but neither lie divi sion. With regard to the promotion of junior officers, Admiral Adam contended for the fitness of it, on the score that it was necessary gradually to infuse young blood into the navy, in order that when an emergency occurred active and able officers might be found to com mand our ships of war ; but the abuse of this practice led Mr. Hume to remark last night, as on several former occasions, that the navy was not a service in which promotion was regulated by merit, but by interest. It had been observed by Sir Edward Codrington, that it would be impossible for Great Britain, as affairs were at present conducted, to send five line-of-battle ships to sea ; to which Mr. C. Wood replied, that we had actually at this moment twenty sail of the line in com mission, and that the difficulty would not be to find ships but sailors to man them, although as many were kept in pay as the annual supplies would allow. We may in con clusion observe, that the practice of appealing to Parlia ment in behalf of officers in the navy, on the score of their promotion having been neglected, is open to great objec tions. The House of Commons is not infallible any more than the Admiralty ; and to say nothing of the danger of accustoming officers to look elsewhere than to the Executive, we doubt whether accustoming officers to see the success of attempts to rise by obtrusion on the public may not be promotions, ,ntsrjl.lmeroecltot objection, nneir:os: The first attended with very mischievous results. It is much safer to allow Members to object to an undue exercise of Chronicle. patronage than to become patrons themselves.-111orning We observe that Mr. Shaw Lefevre's Parochial Assess ment Bill stands for further consideration on report this day ; and, looking upon it as a measure of immense im portance, we feel called upon to direct the attention of our readers to the terms of a compromise Which, we are given to understand, has been proposed by the titheowners, and is likely to be acceded to by Mr. Shaw Lefevre, do the part of the landowners and the owners of other heredita ments yielding an occupier's profit. The question at issue, as our readers will recollect, is, simply, whether heredi taments yielding no occupier's profit are to be rated on the same principle with those which do yield such profit ; or, in other words, whether tithes, tolls, houses not occupied for the purposes of trade, &c., are to be rated on the same principle with lands, canal and rail way property, houses and premises occupied for the pur poses of trade, &c. The annual value of th e l ay an d cle rical tithes of England and Wales is supposed to be ab ou t four millions ; the annual value of the whole of the oth er hereditament s twelve to y•ieldingno occupier's pr o fit cannot b e less sixteen millions ; so th at we fi nd pro tha n from t w pro petty to the amount of nearly, if not quite, twenty mil lions affected by this ques tion. W e are aware that it has been the fashion to arg ue this matter with reference solely to the titheowners interest, and t o treat i t as affecting film alone ; but this is m an if est l y a b surd : the principle involved in Joddrel l's case is a broad and intelligible one , a nd a pplies equally t o a ll hereditaments yielding; no occupier's profit. We are now, however ; given to understand that the lay and clerical titheowners have, with becoming modesty, proposed to Mr. She* Lefevfc to accept aft eeemptien of 20 per cent, upon their net fetit-ehafgee the pride of theirabandon ment of the Joddrel l decision, ttal Of theit etillitigness to aid in wresting the advanta g es of it from hid ether o c etipiers of heredi taments similarl y circumstanced with themselthemselves:litideestedd the eff ec t o f the coin chafge of 1004 this : seppose the thigd a rent , rated at present at it s full grins amo unt, and! paying 101. in fateSi or two sh i llings i n the pound • do the compromise principle yeti d e d ucts fi tst, the 101.; and then the 20 per cent. upon the net 90/. , an d promi§e tb . be rate only tieon 11 May be said that if you rated tithes at their full ernes efficient yeti fated them unfairly ; but in n inny patts qf the kingdom it has Nett the practice so to rate thelli. NOW tee ere ghee to iiiidetstattd that Mr. ShaW Lefevre is disposed to accede to this eCheipfo• mise, and to iecufe it to the tith eowner by an Act of Par !lenient; iebilgt, lie leaiiee the ether. occupiers of heri ditaiiienle yiehliti g fie beetleiieFe to efefii h e 0 attle it out, as best they may , with their oppotiettisi shall be very curious to see on what principle it is attempted eri jeetify this compromise, applied only to tine class oilt seeefal which appear to es equally entitled to it, and suspect tha t it i s based on Co better foundation than one of eepectience of liberality. The titheowners, ne dear, ate a powerful and influential body, and it may be cipedient to bfibe and silence them ; or it may be that the clerical iiihrowfief ought at be treated With liberality; but We should like Much to know, and think it most im portant that the country should know, what the principle of this compromise really is ; for Mr. Shaw Lefevre Way rest , atetifed that the question of principle wi l l be herealter raised, and that the Legislature will have to deal with it again and again, unless the dottiitfy at large is satisfied that this exclusive ptoteetitln Was based au principled of equity and justice. We have occasion to know that appeals are now pending in diffefent parts of the kingdom between the occupiers of lands end buses as to their relative liabilities to be rated, anti feel assuted that a lamentable degree of excitement and confusion will be produced in the country, unless the whole questien is now settled. At the same time it appears clear to us that the Legislature will act most prudently, under a choice of evils, in refusing their sanction to any partial settlement of this great question, and in allowing it to stand over for the present intact, unless it should be found that the whole question can be satisfactorily investi gated, and equitably provided for, notwithstanding the late period of the Session.—Morning Chronicle. When the Whigs were in office in 1832, they obtained a momentary confidence from some of the well-wishers of Ireland by their indications of a disposition to enforce the law and repress the agitators—by that policy, of which Mr. O'Connell attested the soundness by the o ut p ourin g of his whole vocabulary of vituperation. They were safe tlzen, borne on the high tide of a full majority, and could af ford to do their duty to the country without endangering !their tenure of office. In that posture of their affairs they His Excellency the G o v ernor -G enera l has been June 2. pleased to summon to the Executive Co unc il t h e following gentle- men : The Secretaries of the Gene ra l Government--viz., Ch ar l es Buller, Esq., M.P., Chi e f S ecretary; T. E. M. Turtou, Esq., Secreta r y ; C o l one l G eorge Cowper, K. H., Mili tary Secretary ; the Provincial Secretary ; the Commissary- Ge neral. His Excellency the G overnor -G enera l h as b een pleased to make the following appointm en t s : To be attached to th e Hi g h Commission—Lieutenant-Co- lonel the Hon. Charle s G re y, h er Majesty's 71st Light fantry.. TO be Inspector-General of Hospitals, and of all Medical, Charitable, and Literary Institutions in the Province of Lower Canada—Sir John Doratt, Knight, M.D. Downing.street, July 23, READFUL riRE AT DEPTFORD. Last night at an early hOur the village of Deptford was visited by a moat dreadful fire, which took place on the eXten sive premixes of M. Gordon, Esq. timber , merchailt ) and ship builder, in Grove-lane, Deptforch adjoining her Majesty' s Victualling and Dock.yafdt. From the confusion that pre vailed, up to twelVe h'elock last night it wills an ittipossibility to collect any anther:tic partibulaiS, for there wa s not a soul but what seemed to be Worn oqt by exertion. The establishment of Mr. Gorden Was lone of the most extensive in fleptford, and consisted Ot Warehouses, timber-house; Woi•itshOps; and other covetd buildings, covering upWartit Ofan aere Of grdund, the whole of which, we regret 't'd Stave ilrb teta4 Amongst the counting - -Imiiselisi tlne Will tenanted by the Iron Steam-boat Coltpltny t Oa the discovery of the fire, it ap peared tone raging within that portion of the premises; and in rive Minutes the part which is situated in the centre Was all on fire. The workmen had finished their !abate ' and had retired home, with t h e except i on o f tcvo or three, tvhe, it was understood, were viewing teTo iron sNqini-i , esliels itl a state Of forwardness on the premises: They used every endeavour to suppress the dames ) but finding it not in their power gave the alarm, hey Vtilich period the buildings on each side had ig nited, and b'ernt with astoun di ng fury. With the adtiltionef the warehouses, the rest of the building% Wert cOnstrueted princi pally of wood and breekings up of old Ships. intelligence of the disastrous calamity was made known to the alithoiltles of the Victualling-yard and dock clepirtitient, who forwarded every one of the engines, and upwards of 300 men to work; but out of the ten Only two could be got to work on account of the "supply of water not being available. Thp cOnflagratien Continued to burn when our infermant s left i)leptrord this but there was no d ang e r et tile thinies communicating to any other building. it Was expected that the walls of various arched WlTuld fall, and every precaution was taken to prey iit the loss of life. Every one of the engines ere,re play lug on the im mense p il e o f ru i ns . Tire cskese thb fire is at present unknown. Since the aleor.±. WAS written it was understood that the principal part of the property destroyed is insured in the Guardian Fire Office, to the amount of 24,000 t ---e-----i a •wm hcia at the Yesterday a __our; o irectols wasE as t India n n i o n u s c e ( , ,rn w h m e a n t. d L e icz a t i e s nis c h n i t e . r Ge o n e et t li h t Second Member of the Council on the Fort St. George Establishment. Sir Jasper Nicolls afterwards dined with the Court at the Albion TaVern, e BlP Co j rn u p p a e i r i Aldersgate-street. Several officers of high military MA other distin guished personages were also present at the dinner. y Nl: s ico fo ll r s c , e K s: c. I 3 . and . , This morning, as the half -past eight o'clock coach, from Hampstead to Charing-cross, was passing through Chariotte:.stretli Tottenham -court-road, at a moderate pace, one of the theels came off, when the vehicle immediately overtured. There were nine outside passengers and three inside, including a lady, l f whom, we are happy al o to say, escaped un i njured, with the exception of a f slightest blame attaches to the . driver w bruises. Not the man., he being a roost whom, Correct ialid oteady JERSEY._Swarms of English visitors are now flocking to the island; no doubt greatly Induced by the confirmed fine ness of the weather. Not less than 120 passengers, chiefly of the higher order of society, were brought hither yesterday by the Lady de Sauma rcz, from Southampton. Our shores have besides grown into consider able repute of late for sea -bathing. Various observations having been made by the faculty, in reference to the properties of sea -water in these latitudes, which have inclined them to recommend this as a watering place in Preference to the coast of the parent-land.—British Press (Jersey). Yesterday morning, between the hours of one and two o'clock, a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. J. Fidler, oil and colour man, Hackney-road. The inm ates were scarcely apprised of their danger when they were Compelled, with no oth er covering but their /light dresses, to snake their escape. The greatest danger was :appre hended to the adjoining houses, but by the powerful exertions of the firemen, and a good supply of water, the fire was got under witlusut ex tending beyond the premises where it broke out. It is attributed( to the .... bursting of a gas tube, SUN A PLAN FOR COMPLE THAMES TUNNELL, WITH LIT THE LIVES OF THE WORKMEN , LEAST POSSIBLE EXPENSE.-B SEAMAN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sta,—Experience roust by this time have convinced those engaged la this great National undertaking, that any shield or underground contd. vance to keep out the water and secure the workman is impracticable; and that, if done at all, it must be by cutting off the communication be tween the water and the bed of the river. The plan I have to propose for effecting this is at She same time :Ample and cheap. It is, to use a term familiar to seamen, i ()fodder the bed of the river immediately over the part where the workmen arc em. ployed. For this purpose, a sail of suitable dimensions, made cf two or three thickncssss of canvas, No. 1, is to be placed directly over (and ex. tending two or three yards beyond) the part excavating. Instead of securing the edges by a bolt rope, a chain of moderate weight is to be used. This sail must be securely fixed and kept in its place at the bot tom of the river by four small anchors or grapnels, one at each corner or clue of the sail. It will be evident, at least to every seaman, that leakage from above would draw or press the sail more firmly to the but. tom of the river, and thus oppose an effectual barrier to the entrance of water at the top of the Tunnel. The entrance of water under the sides of the sail, a danger not much to be dreaded, would be prevented by the 1 chain keeping the sides close down to the bottom. Thus, Sir, small leaks or fissures, instead of becoming larger and larger (as has been, I appee bend, hitherto the case), from continued filtration of water, by down_ ward pressure upon the canvas would soon cease, from the supply of water being cut off. The canvas would be found (I think) fu!ry su gi_ cient, not only to support the superincumbent column of water, even at the highest sprjng.tides ; but, without either tarring or painting, to pre vent its percolation, except in very small quantities—quantities so small as not tO occasion any danger. A sudden rush of water into the Tunnel, I should apprehend, could not take place. Had this plan been adopted, I think I risk little in saying that this great National work would long ago have been completed, and some bun dreds of thousands of 11/O4e). saved to the subscribers. I write under the impressio, l that thebottom of the pool is of a firm tenacious clay ; if otherwise, if K f a pervious nature, a coff t e.ciam, or a substitute for one will be found neer..'savY• Should the Committ ee f o r managing the work wish it, I shall have great pleasure in laying before them a cheap substitute. The plan Proposed for fodderi ng th e bed of the river by clay I think liable to many ,objections. I remain, Sir, your obea:ent servant, Ilarrowgate, July 23, 1638. • T. T. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CIig.LTENHAN AND COTSWOLD RACES, TUESDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each,. h. ft. ; for colts, Bst. 71b ; and and geldings, Bst. alb, the produce of mares covered in 1834 ; those by untried stallions, or out of mares which never bred a winner, allowed albs, if botL., blbs ; the winner of the Bath Produce in the same year, Nib. extra. One mile and a quarter. 3 Subs. Mr. Bristow's Balloon, 31bs The Gloucestershire Stakes of 25 sovs. eac.: ( l, 15 ft , and only 5 if declared ; the second horse to save his stake,. About two miles. 65 Subs., 44 of whom decla . .3. Mr. Elwes na. Barnacles, 5 yrs, 6st. I 1 lb ChaPPle 1 Mr. Fairlie's Zohrab, aged, Bst. 21b Captain Gardnor's Toothill, 5 yrs, ist. 101 b Mr. Griffith na. Lugvvardine, 4 vrs, 6st. 71b •• 4 Even on Toothill, 7 to 4 agst Zohrab, 4 to 1 ag:t Bari.s4eles, and 10 to 1 agst Lugwardine. Won by a head. The Cheltenham Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added fro.o the Fund, for any horse. Heats, two miles. Gentlemen riders. Subscribers, _ _ Mr. Craven's Doncaster, 4 yrs, llst. 121b...Mr. Beecher 2 1 1 Mr. Stevens's Talebearer, 4 yrs, lOst. 41b First heat won by a neck, the second by a head. The Southam Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and SO added from the Fund, for any horse that never won 1001. at any time before the day of naming ; three yrs, 7st ; four, Bst. 71b ; five, 9st. 51b ; six, 9st. 121 b ; aged, lOst. Mares and geldings alloved 31b. The win ner of 1001. at any onetime previous to the day of starting, bibs. extra. Two miles. 6 Subs. Mr. Stevens's Gimcrack, 3 yrs Mr. Craven's Brockhampton, 3 yrs . . ..... 2 3to 1 agst Gimcrack. Wcn by a length. GUILDFORD RACES, TUESDAY. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, 7st. 51b four yrs, 9st. llb ; five yrs, 9st. 111 b ; six yrs and aged, lOst. 21b. Two mile heats. Was won in three heats by Lord G. Bentinck's ch. c. Mulberry Wine, 3 yrs (Wm. Day), beating Mr. V. King's br. h. Ruby, 4 yrs (who won the first heat), and eight others started. :7is. ( "—• ______4 l .YYZ_Thfr7a, • ...., . t . ..'• k' ''.."' 4. , • :77,... - • --.-.1. , qp.i..Liri c ...• : ::,, miv iviltki COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Yesterday morning the proceedings under the Commission of Lunacy sued out by Dr. Seymour against Lady Seymour. described as Dame Sarah Lydia Seymour, late of Mitcham Hall, Mitcham, Surrey, were resumed before Commissioners WINSLOW, BLUNT, and C. K. MURRAY, at the Swan Inn, Walharn Green. Mr. RUSSELL attended as before as Counsel in support of the Commission, together, on this occa.iovs, with the Hon. CHARLES EVAN LAW, the Recorder; and Mr. Illomito attended on behalf of Lady Seymour. Mr. LAW proposed to lay before the jury evidence of what' had occurred since the last meeting, and to point out that Lady Seymour had expressed a desire to see her sister, who came to town for that purpose, and had an interview with her, and be would show what then took place; but perhaps the most con venient course to adopt would be to call the lady herself, and it would be almost competent for the jury, or the Commis sioners, to recal any witness to conduct that had occurred sub-. sequently, but not previous to the former inquiry. Mrs. Sophia Harriet Ramsden was then called and dPnosedi as follows :—I am sister of Lady Seymour, and reside in: Cambridgeshire, and came up from the country on Monday last, for the purpose of seeing her, not having had an inter view with her before since last Christmas. Lady Seymour had expressed a desire to see me, and I went to Norman House on the afternoon of the above day, accompanied by my brother, Captain Oaks. When we entered the room in which Lady Seymour was, she was then confined in a strait-waist coat, and on our entering she did not say a word. I en. deavoured to induce her to speak, told her that I had come up from the country at her request, in order that she might unbosom herself to me ; but all my efforts were fruitless, and all she did was to nod her head. I then spoke to her about her son, and asked her w:tether she had heard from him lately, but she merely nodded her head, arid held' out her hands, as if to signify that she was under the coercion of the strait-waistcoat. After some time, when I again reverted to the subject of her son, she led me to her bed room, and pointed out a letter in her desk from her son, but: she did not utter a syllable, but cried, and appeared very de jected. My brother and the attendant left the room, in the expectation that Lady Seymour would have then entered into conversation with me, but all attempts on my part to effect this were unattended with success. After some time my bro ther returned to the room, soon after which Lady Seymour took us each by the arm, and led us from the room down to wards the kitchen, and she was proceeding to lead us there,. when the attendant pointed out the way to the lawn, This seemed to excite the anger of Ledy Seymour, who, however, did not say anything, but led us on to the garden, and even when there did not open her lips, and did not explain to either of us the object she had in view of leading us from the room up stairs. By Mr. RussELL—The strait-waistcoat had been taken off Lady Seymour soon after my brother and I called at the house. She did not betray any violent behaviour while we were in the house, but we were informed that ;he had a short time previously, and that was the reason it was found neces sary to place her under restraint. The witness in continuation—My brother and Idd all int our power to induce Lady Seymour to speak during the hour and-a-half that we remained there, but we went away, sbe not having once said a word, but merely nodded her bead occsaionally. Juror—bid it appear necessary to you at the time that f.hel should have been under restraint during your visit at Norman. House ? Witness—No, there was nothing indicative of vio lence in her manner when we were there on that day ; but we were told that she had been violent, and that was the reason it was applied. By a Juror—Had no reason to believe that Lady Seymour was treated with any degree of harshness while at Normal House, and was confidently of opinion that the strait-wsistcoar was never applied unless it was found absolutely necessary. Sarah Frances was then sworn—l have attended on Lady Seymour since she bas been an inmate of Norman House. At the conclusion of the first day's proceedings in this caso a o.m her Ladyship returned to Norman House, she alluded' to the inquiry, said that she wished it had not taken place, adding that it was useless then, as she should soon get better, She also said that she had something on her mind which she wish to communicate to somebody. She did not say what it was, but said that if she )lad Mrs. Ramsden her sister, with her, she should unbosom her mind to her. Since the 11th of the present month she has frequently, expressed a wish to see Mrs. Ramsden, and I told Captain; Oaks of it in Lady Seymour's presence. Captain Oaks asked her if she really did wish to see Mrs. Ramsden, and explained) to her the inconvenience of bringing that lady from Cambridge shire, if she was not serious in her request. Lady Seymooa remained silent, but nodded assent. On the 19th of this; month she again repeated her desire to see her sister. It was; in the evening, and in Lady Seymour's own room. She had not spoken during the morning. I asked her what she wanted to see Mrs. Ramsden for, and she said it concernedher sister, and if she could see her she would tell her what it was. She frequently spoke of her child when she referred to 1)-1- sister, She said that William (meaning her son) would be better taken care of than at present, if Mrs. Ramsden would take charge of him. I told her frequently that I would ccmimmi cate her wish to her friends, which I accordingly did. Ia as present when the interview took place between Lady Seymour,. Mrs. Ramsden, and Captain Oaks. Mr. LAW—What took place ? Witness—They endeavoured to make Lady Seymour speak, but did not succeed. She refused to open her lips at ail. On the evening of the 11th of July, Lady Seymour was very I;ka tive, but on the following day she never spoke at all. Flea% e h a; that talon ak s 11 : e t h t her the 13th to the 19th she was comple li t k e e ly a . h o . t.e ex,-- ception, when she said, " s hould . told me e r s e ahr a e. son for not taking her hndinneroadt intends h n a t the o e t y a . l k 3 e t hsh roldassigned fora w a s a s • dinner, that it was wicked t o kill animals a nd eat them. Ola the same evenin g she asked me what her b e d was stuffed with ? I told her feathers, when she said the thought it was stuffed with snakes. Her demeanour from that time to the 19th was pleasing. She read to me although she did not speak. Mr. LAW—Why, I understood you that she did not open her lips—that she did not utter a syllable? Witness—l beg your pardon, Sir ; I meant she did not enter into conversation with any one ; but she read aloud from the Bible, and a e ork written by Mr. Williams, called, "Missionarie s ' E nterpr i ses ." Lady Seymour requires a great deal of personal attendance. Mr. LAw—Now state to the Jury distinetly'whe she Ia I the strait-waistcoat on, when h er b rot h er, Captain to saw her ? Witness—ln the morning she threw cold nater over her